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Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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... APPENDIX C Acronyms and Abbreviations AIM Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere AOSB Arctic Ocean Studies Board AUV autonomous underwater vehicle CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations EOS Earth Observing System IASC International Arctic Science Committee ICSU International Council for Science IGY International Geophysical Year IPCC International Panel on Climate Change IPY International Polar Year LDCM Landsat Data Continuity Mission NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP NPOESS Preparatory Project NPR National Public Radio NSF National Science Foundation OCO Orbiting Carbon Observatory PRB Polar Research Board ROV remotely operated vehicle 95
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... 96 APPENDIX C SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOR Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research SDO Solar Dynamics Observatory ST5 Space Technology 5 STEREO Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory THEMIS Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms TWINS Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers UARCTIC University of the Arctic UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research WMO World Meteorological Organization

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